Saudia Airlines confirms flight from Jeddah diverted after bomb threat has landed safely

RIYADH: Saudia Airlines has confirmed that all passengers and crew are safe after a flight from Jeddah to Jakarta made an emergency landing at another airport in Indonesia, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Tuesday. The flight was forced to divert after an email threat claimed there was a bomb on board, a Saudia spokesperson said. Abdullah Al-Shahrani, the airline’s general manager of corporate communications, told Al Arabiya that in response to the security alert, Flight SV5276 was rerouted to Kualanamu International Airport in Medan as a precaution.

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